[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1990 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1990

 To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 14, 2011

Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
  Akaka, Mr. Tester, and Ms. Landrieu) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND 
              REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note; Public Law 107-71) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) General authority.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), and notwithstanding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Uniformed services employment and reemployment rights 
        act.--In carrying out the functions authorized under paragraph 
        (1), the Under Secretary shall be subject to the provisions set 
        forth in chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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